Blob of foam swallows Californian town of Santa Clara!

According to emergency crews, the foam that took over the Californian town of Santa Clara resulted from the accidental discharge of fire retardant at San Jose Airport!

It’s reported that the San Jose Fire Dept arrived to find a 3-metre foam blob that almost covered street signs, but no fire.

Captain Mitch Matlow said the foam can be carcinogenic in high concentration, which may have worried the cyclist who looked to be having a great time in the foam, which he said felt and smelled like soap.

The foam is an aqueous film forming foam, which was invented by Russian engineer Aleksandr Loran in 1902.

The film works by cooling the fire and coating fuel so it does not come into further contact with oxygen.